War Memorial to the Merchant Seamen lost at sea during conflicts

Gwaith athrylithgar ac un o gofebion pwysicaf Cymru - cofeb i longwyr lleol y llynges fasnachol ( o genhedloedd y byd) a fu farw mewn sawl rhyfel; o un wedd y mae fel wyneb, yn syllu ar wely'r mor, ac o wedd arall, sgerbwd o gwch, fel y rhai a drwsiwyd nepell o'r fan a nawr hel y glaw ac ambell i babi coch ar Sul y Cofio. This Memorial to the local merchant seamen lost at sea during war is located close to the Pierhead and Senedd Buildings in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff. It was sculpted by Brian Fell in 1996 and unveiled in 1997; the surrounding pavement mosaic is by Louise Shenstone and Adrian Butler, and portrays scenes from sea battles and local seamen. A most moving and remarkable memorial, at once both a ship's hulk, carrying nothing but rain and a few red poppies in its empty hull, and at the same time the face of everyman, lying at rest on the ocean floor. Cardiff was one of the greatest ports in the world in the first half of the last century, with men of all nations running the gauntlet of the U-Boat packs.